Godman Asaram convicted by Jodhpur court for raping teenager in 2013
Asaram (File Photo)
The Jodhpur Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Court on Wednesday convicted self-styled godman Asaram of raping a minor teenager in 2013. The verdict was announced by judge Madhusudan Sharma from the Jodhpur Central Jail where Asaram is currently lodged.
Of the five accused, three including Asaram were convicted and two were acquitted.
He has been convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) act.
Asaram has been in jail since August 31, 2013. He was accused of sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl at his Ashram near Jodhpur. The girl who had accused Asaram of rape was living in the Aashram as a student.
He is facing trial in two sexual assault cases: one here in Rajasthan and the other in Gujarat.
Updated at: April 25, 2018, 11:28 IST
By EP Web Desk
(With Inputs From IANS)
